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Whale sharks gather each year for a summer plankton feast near Mexico in the largest aggregation of this species known to science. This year, more than four times the usual crowd has dr0pped in for dinner, according to Mote Marine Laboratory scientists who recently returned from their annual whale shark research expedition.

Mote scientists have been studying whale sharks in conjunction with Proyecto Domino, Mexico's Comisión Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas, the Univer... [More]

Elasmodiver.com

When Elasmodiver was originally loaded onto the web in 2002 it was intended to be a simple shark and ray field guide showcasing the species of elasmobranches that divers and snorkelers could expect to encounter. Responding to requests for more information, Elasmodiver's mandate expanded to include more specialized shark and ray content in areas such as: biology and behavior, photography, diving, conservation, evolution, and taxonomy. Although some of the content has become quite technical in na... [More]

Even Sperm Whales Get the Bends

Apr. 5, 2005 - It seemed only natural for deep-diving sperm whales to be immune from decompression illness, or the bends - the painful, sometimes fatal condition that human divers suffer when they surface too rapidly. But the whales may be as susceptible as land mammals, according to a new study by WHOI biologists.

Michael Moore and Greg Early examined bones from 16 sperm whale skeletons archived in several museums and detected telltale patches of dead bone (or osteonecrosis), which w... [More]

FishBase

FishBase, a global information system with all you ever wanted to know about fishes. FishBase is a relational database with information to cater to different professionals such as research scientists, fisheries managers, zoologists and many more. FishBase on the web contains practically all fish species known to science.

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Happy as a (Newly Discovered) Clam

Apr. 10, 2008 - Want to find something on the seafloor? Engineer Tom Crook's your man.

Little Things Matter A Lot

Mar. 11, 2005 - Overlooked in the ocean until the 1970s, cyanobacteria are among Earth's most important organisms

Lurking Benignly on the Seafloor, the ‘Yeti’ Crab is Discovered

Apr. 27, 2006 - The white, long-armed, shaggy creature represents an entirely new family of crabs

Rites of Passage for Juvenile Marine Life

Jan. 11, 2005 - Learning from the life-or-death journeys of barnacle, lobster, and clam larvae

The Secret Lives of Fish

Aug. 27, 2004 - Scientists learn to read the 'diary' records in the ear bones of fish

The Sponge Guide: a picture guide to Caribbean sponges

Your photographic guide to over 180 species of sponges found on Caribbean coral reefs and associated rocky and lagoon environments.

TONMO.com: The Octopus News Magazine Online

TONMO.com was founded in May of 2000. An online community and news magazine about anything and everything pertaining to octopuses, squids and cephalopods. This includes research and biology, mythology, pet care, fossils, tattoos, images and video clips, current events, art, activities for children, site reviews, books, movies, poetry and writing, pop culture, diving, marine conservation, and more.

Would a Hagfish By Any Other Name Smell as Sweet?

Feb. 16, 2007 - A new species, Epatretus strickrotti, is named for the Alvin pilot who captured it

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